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We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any.

Nikolai Gogol

Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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Philosophy Resemble Truth
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
For contemporary judgment does not recognize that much depth of soul is needed to light up the picture drawn from contemptible life and elevate it into a pearl of creation.
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Creation Judgment Pearl Photograph Recognition
It’s the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.
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Profit Right
There are occasions when a woman, no matter how weak and impotent in character she may be in comparison with a man, will yet suddenly become not only harder than any man, but even harder than anything and everything in the world.
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Character Man Occasion Weakness Willing Woman
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
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Laughter Yourself
Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.
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Beautiful Perspective Thinking Willing
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
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Book Enjoyment Live Nature Peace Pleasant Reading Solitude
But youth has a future. The closer he came to graduation, the more his heart beat. He said to himself: “This is still not life, this is only the preparation for life.
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Future Graduation Life Preparation Youth
Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you’ll be left without bread and without views.
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Chase Myself Start View Warning
Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
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Flash Joy Life Past Sorrow
There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.
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Existence People Space Spot World

We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any.

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